“Because it was sudden, it felt like,” Patrick said. “It was my life. So, like, when you live with somebody, it’s your whole life. And because the nature of the relationship was emotionally abusive, so that wore me down to nothing.”
“People could never imagine that I would lack… any confidence or belief in the simple things about who I am,” the Indy Japan 300 winner admitted. “Everything was torn to bits.”
“Yeah, he leaves a trail of blood. I don’t think I’m saying too much earth-shattering stuff after we — there’s been enough out there,” Patrick noted of Rodgers’ rocky relationship with actress Shailene Woodley, who said she experienced a “complete soul detachment” while dating the NFL star.